More Kalia Walking

We took a few video's last night of Kalia toddling around the kitchen.  She decided that she'd walk for Daddy too last night, but then took some convincing to get going while the camera was on.  She was literally doing laps in the kitchen while we were eating dinner.  She was getting ready for a bath, I swear we put clothes on her most of the time!

Kalia Walking 1
This one is a little longer : Kalia Walking 2

And after today's walking adventures, I'm probably done blogging about them, or you'll get it every 5 minutes :-).  She walked from our closet in our room all the way to inside of her door way without stopping or holding onto anything before plopping on her rear.  It's safe to say she's officially on two!!  She's a little shaky, and still crawls and walks, of course, but she's there!!

Sprinkler Fun!

Here's a video of Kalia and I playing in the sprinklers on Tuesday night.  Obviously we weren't really all done...Chris snapped the pictures after the video.  Such a silly little girl!

Kalia and Mommy in the sprinklers

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Too many again this week...she's too cute, I can't help it!

Reading in her little nook :

Playing fetch with Kodi!

"Kodi, Kodi, where are you?!!?"

"Oh yay, you came!  Time to play fetch!"

"Okay, take the ball Kodi!!"

"Yeah, like that.  'Cept don't just lick it..."

"You're supposed to put it all the way in your mouth like that!  Yay Kodi!"

Eating blueberries.  We got frozen ones from Costco to cut down on cost.  She liked them, but was taken back by the coldness of them!  And they're messy!!

I have no idea how she knows how to do this trick :-).  Daddy said this pictures makes him nervous!

After I snapped that one, I took it away from her and handed her the phone.  She was talking to Daddy on his way home from work, and thought he was funny!

 Pool time!

Talking to me with her hands.  That little headband is still too big for her, but she kept it on for awhile, so I just left it.  She's cute in anything!

Playtime down at the park...

"Yay Daddy, playing at the park is fun!!!"

She was really funny with this.  I'd poke my finger at her from underneath the playground, and she thought that was hilarious. 

Kodi-man thinks the playground is fun too!

"Yay playground!!!"

"Yay swivel chair!!"

Chris laid her down flat so she could go all the way around, and she thought it was great!  I couldn't get an expression of her face, but she was having a grand 'ol time with it!

Windy picture on the river before driving home.  We're all tired!!  

"This is boring, can we do something else?!?"

 Playing peek a boo with Kalia in her mirror on the drive home.  I had to get creative after awhile to keep her smiling!

"So what Mommy??  I'm walking - no big deal!"

Showing off her cute spf 50 dress her granny sent her before going for a walk - thanks Granny!

After we got home from a walk, Kalia's eyes just looked so so pretty and her cheeks were a little flushed from being outside for so long, I had to snap a few, even if she does have carrots all over her face!

And then she turned, looked back, and they looked more green.  So cool how much her eyes change colors all of the time!

Play time in the sprinklers with the new sod...

Such a fun little girl!  Love you so much Kalia!

Kalia Walking

It's not very far, but it's the first actual video I've gotten of Kalia walking.  She walked all over the place today, but she won't let me video it.  If she sees the video, she stops and starts crawling.  She apparently doesn't appreciate an audience either - as soon as Chris got home, she started crawling again!

She only walks for the first 10 seconds, but I haven't edited it down yet.  She's so big!

Kalia Walking

(p.s. I updated this now so it's not private - if you tried to watch it and couldn't, it should work for you now!)

Happy 47th week Birthday Kalia!

This week, Kalia :

• likes to throw her little holey ball.  She actually can throw it pretty far.  Kodi decided to get in on the action and started retrieving it.  After a few times of bringing the ball to me and then me giving it to Kalia, Kodi finally started giving it to Kalia.  She thought that was great and immediately decided the ball needed to go right back in Kodi's mouth.  No fetch, just eat.  And then she needed to eat the other end.  Those two crack me up most days!
• thoroughly enjoys going for walks around our neighborhood.  It takes her about 25 minutes to go .10 miles, but that's partially because she gets a little distracted by things like leaves, sticks, dirt piles, plants, and most everything.  She absolutely loves it when the neighborhood dogs come out to play!
• loves to show everyone where her belly button is.
• knows where your ears, nose, mouth, and eyes are.  If you ask her where each thing is, she'll point them out correctly.
• knows where Mommy, Daddy, and Kodi are too.  Chris went round and round asking her where one of the three of us was in a million different orders, and she pointed to the correct one of us every time.
• went over to Melbourne for Aunt Jessica's wedding and got car sick on the way over there - twice.  The first time I just thought she had an upset stomach, but realized after the second time that she pulled her blanket off of the window both times and with her big girl car seat, she can now see out.  She was fine around town traveling, but when the cars got fast on the interstate, she wasn't so fine anymore.  Lots o puke everywhere.  I guess she christened her new car seat!  That's our last big trip with her rear facing, so hopefully facing forward solves that problem the next go round.  
• went to bed late all weekend long, still took two naps, and did really really well.  She's such a people person.  After she 'gets to know you', she loves being goofy with everyone.  The stimulation and plethora of family and friends around all weekend made for one happy little girl!
• did well with putting herself to sleep before we went to Melbourne and after we got home for naps and bedtime, with the exception of Monday night (the day we got back home).  In Melbourne, we just put her to sleep rocking her...all rules go out the window when we travel!
• loves "yay"ing everything.  It means yes, she's happy, and she likes what you're doing, or look at what she's doing.  She pointed up the stairs at Grandma and Grandpa Drago's house and I walked up there to nurse her, and she clapped her hands with a big smile on her face while we were going up the stairs.  
• learned how to stick out her tongue.  Thanks Grandpa Drago (grrrr!!!).  Now when she doesn't want to go down for a nap, she sticks her tongue out at me and then says "alllll done!".  She even gets it in context!
• took quite a few steps, and actually spent the majority of her birthday walking around.  Apparently she likes to just show off for Mommy though.  As soon as Chris came home, she went back to majority crawling with some walking here and there.  And when I get the video camera out, she sits down and "yay"s herself.  Goofy girl!
• loves her little shoes.  We're supposed to make sure they're bendable so it doesn't impair her ability to walk, and keep her barefoot around the house.  She'll get her little pink shoes out of her shoe basket, try to put them on her feet, and holler at me until I come sit down with her and put them on, and then go to the door.  The only two times she is still is when I'm putting her shoes on or when she's sleeping!  She's in a size 3 right now, but is rapidly approaching a size 4.
• officially outgrew her 12 month pj's.  They've been looking quite a bit snug, so it's time to retire them.  They're supposed to be pants and shirts, not belly shirts and capri's.  
• had a great birthday.  We walked around the neighborhood, spent about an hour playing down at the neighbors house (new-ish neighbor with two boys ages two and three, and a 6 year old little girl), and then played in the big sprinkler that we set out to water the new lawn with me before bedtime.  Video coming shortly!

I think I've figured out the 5 a.m. wake up issue too.  Kalia didn't wake up at 5 a.m. once while we were in Melbourne, and then did it again as soon as we got home.  That's when our sprinklers are set to go off, and the neighbors across the street.  I'm not sure if it's when the next door neighbors goes off too, but she's really sensitive to hearing those types of things, and I'm pretty positive that's what gets her up.  Off to the neighbors I go!!

Onto pictures...she insisted that I put on her shoes before she'd sit in the chair, so that's why she has shoes on this week!

"Really Mommy?  More pictures?  Are you sure it's already Tuesday?!?  Can we just go for a walk?  I've already got my shoes on and everything!!"

"Okay, now can we go for a walk?  No?  I have to smile first??"

"Fine, I'll smile!!!  There...lets go!"

Is it just me or do those legs look incredibly long this week?!  I can't believe we're down to 5 more weeks before she's the big ONE!  Where did the last year go?!?!

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Kalia yay'ing at lunch time!  This was when she first did it, she was so proud!

Being a goof with her new toy that Granny sent her before bedtime (thanks Granny!).

"Yay"ing as she's getting ready to go for a walk with Daddy.

 

Chris carried Kalia the first mile, then she walked for about a tenth of a mile, then I carried her home.  Compare this picture with the one from the one from her 17th week bonus pictures back in October underneath it.  She's gotten quite a big bigger!

 

 

This one just made me laugh...

"Excuse me, can't you see I'm eating!!!  Get that big black thing out of my face please!"

I just say "show me "yay" Kalia!!" and she's happy again:-).

 Silly girl getting ready to head out for a bike ride to the park!

Fun time at the park.  She's too accident prone...we had a few spills the time before this that we went, so I just left the helmet on this time.  I felt much more sane that way!

Fun visit with Steph and Charlotte (9 weeks - so cute and tiny!)...we love our friends!  This is how any series of pictures with babies winds up going.  I think I had about 30 to choose from!

"Hey Charlotte - you're supposed to look at my Daddy and smile right now.   My Mommy is obsessed with the camera, I know how this is supposed to go."

"Yeah, like that...now you smile with these lips!"

"Hey Daddy, did I do good?!  Yay!!!"

 Showing off her cute hiney - thanks Granny for the adorable outfit!

Reading books in her little book nook.  I added in our living room cushions, and she loves it over there!

Being silly with her walking.  She'll take steps, but she doesn't like it for very long!

Instead, she'd rather crawl around at mach 100.  She's gotten to where she puts her head down and plows through whatever constantly.  She bumps her head all of the time this way, but I guess it makes her faster.  Kodi's not quite sure what to think of her!

I left her eating alone to pee.  I think I might have taken 20 seconds, and came back to all this food on the floor.  When all the food goes on the floor, so does Kalia.  I had to snap a pic before cleaning it up!

My goofy little Gator girl!

Practicing walking outside.  She uses her hands to talk a lot - wonder where she gets that from!  :-)

 

A close up of her adorable little face.  When we're outside, her eyes look more green.  When we're inside, they look completely blue with no traces of green whatsoever.  I think they're the prettiest eyes in the entire world :-).

Maybe next week I'll do better at filtering...don't hold your breath though!